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Moon

posted 11 years ago by xvzz02
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Is it just a coincidence that Sam Rockwell's character is "John Moon"?
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1182345/

[–] BShepherd24 11 years ago

I don't know, but moon was top five best movies I've ever seen.

[–] mmq1 11 years ago

I doubt it was a coincidence.

[–] Merely 10 years ago

i thought of that too!

[–] AmosNomore 10 years ago

Unless Matthew Jones psychically knew his book would become a movie starring Sam Rockwell, I would chalk this up to simple coincidence.

[–] denise1234 8 years ago

AmosNomore^

Good one!

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[–] tyrexden 10 years ago

I'm not sure, but for what its worth, the first rendition of the script said his name was John Iron Man 2.

[–] AmosNomore 10 years ago

I see. Hmmm, I think I may have spoken too soon. Let's see, a cursory peek at Sam Rockwell's filmography turns up 'Box of Moon Light' and '13 Moons' in addition to the John Moon character and, of course, 'Moon' - I believe the OP may have exposed some kind of insider funny business easter eggy cutesy stuff or perhaps an Illuminati conspiracy of gargantuan proportions and dire consequences. I'll try to do a little research and get back to us on this. If I'm not rubbed out.

[–] gehenna-3 10 years ago

It's well known Sam Rockwell is a huge fan of astrology and requires film makers to put something moon related in all of them in order to accept a role.

[–] micirisi 10 years ago

So true! Directer Duncan Jones wanted Rockwell to star in the sci-fi drama Mars though Rockwell insisted the title be changed to Moon. The final result was OK but lacking. I mean the Moon is pretty boring compared to Mars.

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[–] Neuronhead 10 years ago

Maybe it's product placement for his other movies that have moon in them.

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[–] vbel 9 years ago

Don't forget Moon Dogs.

[–] GhostDancersSlayTogether 8 years ago

Strangely enough, one of the villains in Mr. Right (2015) was named Johnny Moon. I thought it was a mere coincidence at first, until realizing it was a reference to Rockwell's character in A Single Shot.